Thread: Some interesting houses/buildings

I thought that these houses/buildings were interesting enough to be worth sharing. Please feel free to add your own.


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Church Town, Godstone, Surrey


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Crystal Palace, South London


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Brighton Pavilion, Sussex

An interesting selection Peter. I suspect they may look good in B&W too.

The second one looks like a perfect candidate for a haunted house!

Thanks for the comments. Here are a few more pics:


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Near Covent Garden, London


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Leigh, Surrey


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Grace O'Malley's (the Pirate queen) tower, Achill Island

A couple more from Upper Norwood in South London :


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A lovely old Victorian house near the Beulah Spa (circa 1831) - I guess they're fond of the Buddha.




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Yes, that's a full-size marlin - apparently stuffed. The occupant has history - he also used to keep an ex-WWII tank and a giant model of Winston Churchill in his suburban front garden.

Great Dixter, Sussex


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Royal Horticultural Society, Wisley, Surrey



The Gothic Tower, Pains Hill, Surrey



Titsey Place, Surrey



Chartwell, Kent

The sun came out again today though it has been bitterly cold. We're a bit spoilt for historic old buildings in Surrey & Kent. This is Tenchley's Manor in Limpsfield, Surrey. A very picturesque 16th century gem in a wonderful spot.


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This is Ightam Mote in Kent. 14th century. (Shame I hadn't packed the 14mm lens....)


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These were conceived a bit more recently. When I visited BedZed, an eco-friendly development, a couple of weeks ago, it was a cold grey day. It looks a lot better when the sun shines.


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I stumbled across this building yesterday, and immediately thought of the heyday of Route 66, though this is a couple of block away from its route through Albuquerque. I hope it will be preserved, unlike so many of building from early and mid twentieth century here. I think it, though not its color, is charming.

First two with X20, third one with E-M5 and 12-50 kit (I needed its wide capacity)

Lawrence I like these Deco buildings a lot

As a matter of special interest to me thinking of an X10 purchase how close can you get & still frame the building? I need to photo buildings & avoid exaggerated convergence

The first two are what I need, although the 3rd isn't bad at all it does distort slightly & in the wrong direction on the tower for me- I don't mind stitching a panorama